The priest, robed in red, processes down the aisle to the church entrance and removes his mask—though he won’t be speaking. An assistant presider holds open a...
Parish life
I love Walt Disney theme parks. I patiently wait for the next opportunity to visit, counting down the days with excitement and anticipation. I yearn for the...
If you’ve never attended a Latin Mass before, just know that no one is going to tell you what’s going on. Most likely, no one will talk to you at all—though...
When the Archdiocese of Chicago launched its Renew My Church campaign for diocesan renewal in 2016, the diocese reminded Chicago Catholics: God’s desire for...
Father Matthew Schneider had a “pretty normal Catholic upbringing,” he says. His family went to Mass on Sundays, he attended Catholic school, and he was an...
When Jesuit Father James Martin speaks to groups of college students, he often imitates a presider at Mass droning the Alleluia in a dull monotone, as if he...
As the synodal consultation process gets underway, I’ve heard from several diocesan lay leaders throughout the country about how concerned they are that this...
Because my father died early in the pandemic, while much of the world was in lockdown, his funeral was a virtual event. The only in-person attendees were...
After the death of his son Eric in a mountain climbing accident, Nicholas Wolterstorff summed up the dilemma of the grieving parent in his book, Lament for a...
How would you feel about someone skateboarding in a church? I imagine many of us instantly recoil at the thought. But what if it was a church that was no...
